Shoe-polishing machine



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`S'HOE-IE'ULISHNG- MACHINE.

Application Ied November 21, 13'21. Serial No. 516,716.

The present invention relates to .improvements in shoe-polishing` machines, and more particularly to that type wherein a plurality of brushes are actuated by a source'of power, preferably an electric motor.

rllhe main object of the invention is to produce a dev-ice of- `this type, which is portable so that it may be shifted around oonven-iently to.Y pla-ces -Where the operations are to be performed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe-polishing machine, Whe-rein a vacuum device is combined With' the brushes, whereby the dust, surplus polislrand other foreign matter removed from `theshoes are delivered' into a receptacle, preferably a bag/located `Within the frame fof the-machine.

A furtl'ier object of the invention is 'to produce rotary brush which is so shaped, that all parts of a shoe or boot areV capable of being :brought finto .Contact thereivitlnin its rotation.

A further object of theinvention is to produce a polishing' machine ofv the character mentioned which is simple in construction,

-eiiicient in operation and durable in use.

lilith these and other objects in View, which `Will more fully appear the nature of fthe vinvention Ais better' understood, :the

same lconsists in the combination, ,arrange-v ment and constructionof iarts hereinatterV described, pointed out. in the appended .claims .and 1illustrated :in the accompanying drawings, 4it being; understood:that many I -ringf28- .platfornr in Which aresprovided slots 130 changes may 'be nia-de inthe size and `proportion `ofnthe several 4partsand details of constructionWithin the sitope ofthe appended claims, without departing' from the spirit or .sacriici`n,f any ofthe advantages of the invention.

@ne of the many possible embodiments of the invention is yillustratedin the accompanyingdrawings, in 2which:

Fig 1 is 4au front elevation of a shoepolishing macliine constructed in accordance with the present invention, partgof the enclosing` casing' of the actuating means thereof, beingbrolen'aivay in order to show the interior construction.

PFig;` Qlis a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a reariele-vation thereof, partly 'inl-section.'

A Fig, 4. isa sideelevation ofthe machine With one of the casing ends removed and Fifg. isa diagrainof the motor circuit.

uushuhacls and vcovered by felt 0r .the shoes When coming into Contact :ing'f-rom the inner face .of the ,511., The connection between .26 is drivenfromv a n'con The brush actuating mechanism is enclosed vWithin a casing l0, having ay horizon- =tal top 11, forming the foot support. kFrom this top rise/ two substantially bail-shaped standards 12, extending transversely of the easing and being connected by a longitudina-l rail-13,.by which the machine may he Ataken' hold of when `it is desiredto move the saine from place to place.A

Above'thelfoot support are `disposed a cleaning brushlanda polishing brush 15, each including a substantially semi-'spherical brush back 16,1ixed to a vertical shaft 17. Ehe brush backs -16 are :provided ontheir semi-spherical faces with gbristlesQlB, the fiat "aces'oftlie backs being disposed horizonally vandV forming the tops of the brushes'. EJach of thesebrushes is located `at a'ksubstantial ,distance from y.the exposed `face of the :foot-support ll, the shafts 1'? ,extending through sleeves 19, which are secures ftfo the l.

soft material, so as to .prevent injury to `with the rotary sleeves and to polish the edges of the shoe soles.

Clheshaifts 1,7are journaledin hearings 21 ,and :22, the former projecting downwards "from the foot-support 11,'.andv the bearings vQ2 ,fbeing carried by Abrackets 23 upon a vbottom of thecasing l0.

A cylindrical `bruslr26 is disposed .above the foot-support 11, its horizontally eX- tendingl shaft 27 ,being journaled in a bear- -llhe 4Vbrush :26' isxsurrounded. by a standard Q4. YY'This standard rises from the yniotorl, suitably bolted to one of the sides ofthe casing 10, and being coupledito a vertically''extendingl ina-inf driving" shaft E1-2, `which is journaled in' a bearing, depend- 4.foot-support the driving,`

,other shaft ,and the brush shaftsfl mayrgbenmade Y invany suitable niannenfor instancetofeach of saidfbrush.shaftssmay he keyed, or other- Wise attached, a pulley 34;,in alignment with pulleyw onthe driving-shaft, (Werthese lpulleys run belts B6. `vThe cylindricallbrush i-shaft?, journaled in hangers 38. This counter-shaft is driven from the main shaft, intermeshing oblique-toothed gears 39 and 40 being fixedly attached to the main driving shaft and the counter-shaft, respectively. The driving connection between the counter-shaft and the brush shaft .27 is made by a belt 4l, running over pulleys 42 and 4:3 on said countershai't and brush shaft, respectively.

In the electric circuit 44: of the motorl 31 is placed a battery 44 and a switch 45. This switch may be of any suitable construction, for instance a push-button switch, havin a fixed contact point 46 within one of the tuV ular standards l2, and a spring-pressed movable 'contact point 47, `extending through the said standard.

The dust, surplus polish and other foreign matter removed from the shoes or brushes are delivered into a receptacle by a vacuum device, includingv anair-pump #i8v of any suitable construction, carried by the standard 9A. This pump is driven from the counter-shaft 37, for instance, by a belt 50, running over pulleys 5l and 52 on the said counter-shaft and Vpump shaft 58, respec` tively. The suction pipe 54 of the pump leads to an elongated conduit 55. rhis noz- Zle bears against the underface of the footsupport 1l and is in alignment with open` ings 56 in said support and also with the openings 30 above referred to. The opens ings 56 are provided around the brushes 14 and l5. The delivery pipe 57 ofthe pump leads to a receptacle 58, for instance, a bag, having an opening closed by a plug 59. In alignment with this bag, there is formed in one of the sides of the casing l() a hand-hole 60, through which access may be had to the said bag when the dust, etc., is to be removed therefrom, from'time to time.

The operation of this device is as follows:

. By closing the motor circuit, rotation is imparted to the three brushes and the suction pump actuated. The shoe to be cleaned and polished is first placed upon the platform 29 and drawn back and forth, whereby dirt adhering to the shoe sole is removed therefrom, said dirt being sucked by the vacuum system through the openings 30 and the` pump 4S into the receptacle 58. After this operation has been performed, the shoe is brought into contact with the. cleaning brush 14, it being turned and tilted repeatedly so as to clean the entire surfacethereof, the dust removed finding its way through the openings 56 into the receptacle'58. Shoe polish is then applied to the shoe in the ordinary manner, after which for the purpose of shining, it is again subjected to the action of the. brushy la and then for the purpose of polishing the shoe. is subjected to the brush 15, the dust or other material drawn from the shoe or brush being drawn through the openings 56 into the bag 58.

The semi-spherical brushes are particular" ly adapted for shoe cleaning purposes, as every portion of the shoe is subjected to the action of the brush byy simply moving the shoe in contact with the brush up and down, back and forth and, if necessary, inclining the same in relation to the brush.

It is obvious that, while herein specific gearings have been described between the motor shaft, lbrush shafts and pump shaft, others may just as well be used without departing from the invention, which lies mainly in the provision of a plurality of motordriven brushes, in combination with a -vacuum system, for the purpose set forth.

rEhe device is exceedingly simple and safe in operation, all elements, with the excep` tion of the brushes, being disposed within an enclosing casing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:- Y

l. In a shoe cleaning and polishing machine, in combination, a supporting structure having an opening in the top of the same, a cleaning brush rotatably supported by said supporting structure over said opening and surrounded by a grid structure and partly extending above the grid structure, a polishing brush rotatably supported by said structure at a pointremote from said cleaning brush, means for rotating said brushes, and vacuum means including a suction pipe within said housing which operates in conjunction with said brushes, said suction pipe being` in communication with said openings so that particles freed by said brushes when operating against a shoe will be carried away through said openrin gs.

2. In a shoe cleaning and polishing machine, in combination', a supporting structure having` an opening in the top of the same, a cleaning brush rotatably supported by said supporting structure over said opening and surrounded by a grid structure and partly extending above the grid structure, polishing brushes rotatably supported by said supporting structure in spaced rela tionship above said cleaning brush, said struct-ure having an opening therein beneath each of said polishing brushes, means for rotating all of the brushes, and vacuum means including a Vsuction conduit within said housing which operates in conjunction wit h said brushes, said suction conduit being in communication with said openings so that particles freed by said brushes when operating against a shoe will be carried away through said openings to be confined.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PHILIP MANGER.

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